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From the Editor
We are all worth it
Alyssa Groh
alyssa@lakeforestleader.com
When I attended
the Lake
Forest-Lake
Bluff Chamber of Commerce
luncheon a few
weeks ago to hear military
members speak, I
was not expecting to hear
what they had to say.
I was shocked when Lt.
Cmdr. Michael Keppen
said he does not think of
himself as a hero, and
gave credit to just about
every working person in
the community for the
service they give.
While I believe we
should be thanked for
all that we do on a
daily basis, I have never
compared the work I do
to the work of military
members.
But, there was a military
member comparing
what I do to what he
does, and giving me just
as much credit as him.
What? Did I hear that
right?
Yes, yes I did.
While we come to
work every single day
and it becomes a routine
and we do some of the
same things everyday,
I think it is important
to take a step back and
think about the impact
your work has on the
community.
Keppen challenged
attendees at the luncheon
to think about two
things:
How do you want to be
defined?
What will your legacy
look like in your community?
And since I attended
this luncheon I cannot
stop thinking about it.
No matter what you do
for a living, remember
that your daily efforts
impact the community in
a positive way. We are all
making a difference and
your work matters.
What you do is worth
it. We are worth it.
So, when you are
having a bad day or feel
like you are not making
a difference, step back
and think about why you
decided to enter the path
you did.
There was a reason
and there are so many
ways you are making a
difference.
Remember that, and
cherish it.
And thank you to all
of our veterans and thank
you to all of you who
serve our community in
one way or another.
All of your work does
not go unnoticed.
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of Market Square after the first significant
snowfall of the year.
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3.1
The
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Lake Forest City
Council the 2018 nonbinding
tax levy with a 3.1
percent increase, Page 3.
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
Five subjects in stolen
vehicle attempt to elude
police near Northbrook-
Deerfield border
The Deerfield Police
Department placed five
subjects in custody after a
vehicle, believed to be stolen,
crashed into two other
vehicles on Lake Cook
Road near the Northbrook-
Deerfield border, according
to Thomas E. Keane,
deputy chief of the Deerfield
Police Department.
According to Keane, the
Kenosha Police Department
alerted towns along
Route 41 that it was tracking
a stolen vehicle that
was reportedly in the area.
The vehicle made its
way into Highland Park
when an officer saw it turn
onto Lake Cook and proceed
Westbound, according
to Keane. Per Keane,
the vehicle then turned
down a street near P.F.
Chang’s, turned around
and proceeded eastbound
on Lake Cook.
The vehicle next attempted
to go between two
cars, which were stopped
at the traffic light, and
made contact with both,
resulting in a traffic accident
that disabled the vehicle,
per Keane. Shortly
after, a Deerfield officer
pulled up to the scene and
saw the subjects from the
stolen vehicle attempt to
flee the scene.
With the assistance of the
Northbrook and Highland
Park Police Departments,
the Cook County Sheriff’s
Department, and other local
agencies, five individuals
are now in custody.
“They are an assortment
of adults and juveniles,”
Keane told The Northbrook
Tower. “No one has
been officially charged yet.
We’re still investigating
and working with Kenosha
Police Department to
try and determine what we
have here.”
Reporting by Northbrook
Tower staff. Full story at
NorthbrookTower.com.
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